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Stand Up Straight

from New Kind of Blue by Joe Flood

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You see me shrugging my shoulders
Shaking my head
Twisting my hips
Out stretching my legs
I'm not losing my mind
Or looking for cover
I'm just wondering if one leg
Might be shorter than the other
I'm just tyring to stand up straight

It's not some new dance craze
But I wish that it was
Might be the next sensation
Cause a big fuss
But right now I'm just trying
To find the right track
From my neck on down
To my sacroiliac
I'm just tyring to stand up straight
I'm just trying to stand up straight

Now what is it that makes you
Slump in your chair
Or hang your head
In a groundward stare
Well, all I'd like to do
Is hold my head up
Without sticking my nose
In the air

But some days I walk around
Big smile on my face
Proud of myself
And the whole human race
But then I get weary
And I feel myself start to tip
I've got to pull myself together
And get a grip
JUst to try to stand up straight
Just to try to stand up straight

Some people seem to find it easy
To hold themselves erect
Got no buckle in their knees
No crick in their neck
No pain, no shame,
No worry, no doubt
Now I wonder if they know
What I'm talking about

Is it some bad habit
Or extra gravity
That's been twisting my mind
Twisting my body
I won't let it be said
I've got no spine
So if you see me twisting and turning
Looking like I'm about to unwind
I'm just trying to stand up straight
I'm just trying to stand up straight

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from New Kind of Blue, released July 10, 2010
Dom Richards, double bass; Diego Voglino, drums; Eric Ambel, dulcitar; Joe Flood, vocal, acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjolin

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Joe Flood New Haven, Connecticut

Joe Flood is a songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed, written, and recorded with many of the great names in American roots music, among them The Band, Blues Traveler, Dr. John, Bottle Rockets, Laura Cantrell, Eric Andersen, Happy and Artie Traum, Jim Weider, Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Jono Manson, and the list goes on! Please visit www.joefloodmusic.com for more information. ... more

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